Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Why do humans have the bulk of our hair on our heads, not our bodies? This important evolutionary question is central to the work of Tina Lasisi, a biological anthropologist at the University of Southern California.
In this SciCafe, Lasisi will tease out the mysteries behind why humans have scalp hair and why we may have developed different hair textures as we’ve evolved.
#anthropology #humanevolution #hair
SciCafe: At the Root of Human Hair is presented in collaboration with The Leakey Foundation.
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Why do humans have the bulk of our hair on our heads, not our bodies? This important evolutionary question is central to the work of Tina Lasisi, a biological anthropologist at the University of Southern California.
In this SciCafe, Lasisi will tease out the mysteries behind why humans have scalp hair and why we may have developed different hair textures as we’ve evolved.
#anthropology #humanevolution #hair
SciCafe: At the Root of Human Hair is presented in collaboration with The Leakey Foundation.
This video and all media incorporated herein (including text, images, and audio) are the property of the American Museum of Natural History or its licensors, all rights reserved. The Museum has made this video available for your personal, educational use. You may not use this video, or any part of it, for commercial purposes, nor may you reproduce, distribute, publish, prepare derivative works from, or publicly display it without the prior written consent of the Museum.
© American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
